Murrnong – a permaculture subdivision
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May 032009
A permaculture community subdivision based on tree crop agriculture, on the edge of an Australian country town.
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Really well presented David, and well filmed and edited Jean-Marc. Let’s see more of this.
Question: are all the fruit trees growing stand alone, or are they part of any kind of layered food-forest setup?
Also: what’s the soil of the area like, and what do you add to it besides goat manure?
Just curious…
It looks nice there.
What part of aussie?
to Adamdm87′s question
The fruit trees were planted in advance of more people coming to live here. With more people living here, we will be able to manage the fruit trees more closely, with more interplanting and underplanting. When I set out the orchard I decided to space the fruit trees widely, to give each tree access to more stored soil moisture, and therefore a little less dependent on irrigation. This is one strategy where water is a limiting factor, as it often is in inland Australia.
to adamdm87 Another nice approach, especially for home gardens, is to plant more close together around the house so the plants shelter each other, and the house, and combine to produce a shaded and cooled environment. we will do this with our home gardens.
Violet Town is in North East Victoria, inland of the Great Dividing Range, Adam. So the climate is warm temperate, rainfall about maybe 600mm / year, or less. I have progressively been remineralising the soil to ASlbrecht principles, sub-soil ploughed when we planted the trees, and pulse graze /mow the grass.
Awesome video. Permaculture design for today and looking towards providing for future community and generations. Who do you see living in the new houses, future generations of your family or others?
Most certainly others in the new houses, perhaps also with some family there. I am aiming to share with a diverse group of people, ages, some inclined toward farming, etc.
Wonderful video and a wonderful idea!
Can you see any reason why this can’t be done in the US?
No reason. For eco-village development, it helps if the tree planting and shared land development can be done at the initial stage by the developers, as it becomes more difficult later for the new residents to do this.
Great video! Thank you for the example you set!
great vid, thanks for sharing!
no worries, thanks for the comment. did I see you in Acres Australia a few years ago?
Dave Arnold
nah, wasnt me, was it a doco on tv?
Llamas would help for moving and they produce cloth
where are you located in Australia?
I live in southern Californai and are looking for eco-villages and permaculture set-ups
Peace
Dear Respected Sir,
Thanks for sharing this amazing video. Views of yours are amazingly simple, clear and meantime as close to practicality as possible. I am small farmer from India, most of the farming communities in my country are moving to cities and towns in search food and shelter, deserting the lands. Wish most of us could adapt this simple and integrated approach to farming… thanks again for sharing.
Warm regards
Shashi
yes Llamas would help for mowing, with a possible fibre product. Beautiful aniimals. Will integrate more animals into the system when more people live here to help with the management tasks.
Dear Shashi,
thank you for your kind words. Perhaps as food prices increase many people in India will return to farming, or begin growing food in towns if there is some space. I wish you good fortune with your own small farm,
warm regards,
David
shouldnt be hard to get pepolpe to live there, its quite well planned
To bad there are no hills or slopes to make trellises and ponds like Sepp Holzer, might help to regulate the heat
Lovely video! Can you recommend further reading I might do on permaculture on a smaller scale? I currently live on a 1/5 acre lot. We garden in containers and with earth boxes, capture rain water and compost. I would like to create swales in our front yard to capture more rain water and plant fruit trees.
Hi,
I believe Brad Lancaster, a permie from the US, has a book on urban water catchment for gardening. Go well, Dave
Awsome
Brilliant. I love this. You have done just what I want to do here in NW Alberta Canada on 1/2 section of land that is in my family.
Awesome!!!
Knowledge like this will literally save the developed world from starvation when the oil runs out.
Good work.